Jon's Hobby Collections

Managing your enamelware collection is very important in order to extend the condition and preserve the value of the item. In general, buyers and collectors are willing to pay more for a very good condition item With that in mind, I will share with you tips on how to manage an enamelware collection :) Wash and clean your enamelware with a soft sponge and detergent. Do not use metal abrasive cleaners or steel wool pads as this will damage and scratch the enamelware.   A suitable sponge which can be use An suitable brush to be use Handle your enamelware carefully and do not drop it. Dropping your enamelware will cause chipping off of paint and may result in rusting.  A chipped off part from the enamelware Do not store high acidic food in enamelware as this can damage the paint of the ware. Enamelware from the past were painted with lead based paint and acidic food will react with the lead in the paint.  Lastly, always ensure that your enamelware are

Another collection item which I collect is old receipts. It is very rare to find collector collecting old receipts these days. A reason to support that is because the printing on the receipt tends to fade off after many years. Besides that, the quality of the paper degrades to become yellowish and brown if it is not kept properly. Therefore many careful actions are needed to take in order to preserve paper items. The only old receipts that I have now is house rental receipts So far in my collection of house rental receipts, the oldest receipts that I have is dated back to the early 60s. I may have some which is dated in the 50s. During the 60s to the 90s most of the house rental receipts have postage stamp attached to it. These collections of these receipts were from my late grandfather.

Not long ago, I was clearing my grandparent’s old shop and I came across a very beautiful collection of enamelware, which came in different in types and colours. Those collections came in pots, tiffin carrier, plates and mugs. Most of the collections are from Camel brand, Peacock brand, butterfly brand and the most commonly found is, Bumper harvest brand. Bumper harvest brand have been around since the 60s. Whereas the other brands have been around since the 30s and the 40s. Camel brand  Bumper harvest brand Peacock brand These enamelware are painted with lead based paint and the designs are carefully hand painted. Therefore, it was very common to find uneven painted spots or glaze on the surface of the enamelware Good news, vintage trends are coming back alive again !!!!! It is very quite common to see vintage enamelware being used in hipster cafe and restaurants across Singapore and Malaysia. There are still people out there w